Tank Explosion! /:(

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  1. jeffers0n

    jeffers0n Feather Duster

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    So we came home and go upstairs to my bros tank and his whole room smells like burnt hair and nothing on his tank is working. Upon closer expection his protein skimmer -a Odessea ps 75- overflowed and blew up the outlets. Now he has to move all his livestock (coral, fish, ect.) into my tank until he moves his tank to the basement. This has not been a good day at all.:-/
     
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  2. fishyfinder

    fishyfinder Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    ouch. sorry for the loss.
     
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  3. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    wow has been a rough day on tanks, sorry to hear that. On a plus note though, he is VERY fortunate that was all that happened......could have started a fire and destroyed everything.
     
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  4. fbird

    fbird Astrea Snail

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    Ouch! That makes my day seem better. My tank just decided to turn into a waterfall. No electrical issues with mine at least.
     
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  5. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    ive blown too many outlets to count with my stupid old sump that is very unreliable. sux!
     
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  6. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Wow, that's awful! I'm sorry! But he's so lucky a fire didn't start. My skimmer overflowed and started a fire.

    Scary stuff!
     
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  7. link248

    link248 Ritteri Anemone

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    Make sure to plug everything into a gfci/ ground fault circuit interrupter power strip or something with a gfci rating. If water gets near it or if it overloads, it will trip the circuit. Sorry about the problem though
     
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  8. khowst

    khowst Bangghai Cardinal

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    GCFI FTW! Like everyone said at least the damage was minimal and there was no house damage or more importantly nobody was hurt.
     
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  9. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    Going to turn off my skimmer, this is freaking me out...
    At least your brother has somewhere to put his fish.
     
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  10. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    Wow, so sorry to hear that. Glad to hear the damage was limited and everyone is alright!
     
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